Unsatisfied Socrates over satisfied pigs
The original form is "I prefer an unsatisfied man to a satisfied pig, and an unsatisfied Socrates to a satisfied fool.
It is better to be a human being dissatisfied than a pig satisfied; better to be Socrates dissatisfied than a fool satisfied.
The Project Gutenberg eBook of Utilitarianism, by John Stuart Mill.
WHAT UTILITARIANISM IS
John Stuart mill.
Introduce a qualitative perspective to [utilitarianism
The position of questioning "the happiness of the many is right."
「 GBM 」 bentham (Bentham's root beer)
Is it really right that there are so many complacent fools? The question is "Is it really right that there are so many complacent fools?
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